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by hjw » Thu Jun 10, 2010 5:12 pm
Hi ladies, I'm so sorry not to have been on here for a while, but I ended up staying at my parents for a little longer than expected and have only come home for a few days, which have been full of trying to catch up on chores before I go back up to my parents. My Dad's biopsy went smoothly last Friday, thank goodness. We'd previously been told that results would take about 2 weeks but they told us after the biopsy that they were processing them as urgent in 2-3 working days, so Dad has an appointment tomorrow to go and see a doctor and his Macmillan nurse to find out the prognosis and what options there are. Apparently when they did the biopsy, there was evidence of the lymph nodes around the pancreas being affected, but not (so far) any of the surrounding organs. We know that it's not going to be good news (my limited research into pancreatic cancer makes for scary reading) but we're obviously hoping not to hear the worst possible prognosis. I know that a huge thing for Dad is still being around to meet his first grandchild in September, so as a minimum I'm praying for that. We're heading up to my parents again tomorrow - I'm not sure how long we'll stay this time, but I'll update you as/when we get back home.
As for Zorba, all is going well - he/she is getting more and more active as each week passes, and is wiggling or kicking on and off more or less all the way through the day and night - looks like I'm going to have a livewire on my hands come September! I can't believe I'm at 27 weeks already and there's only 13 weeks to go. My next midwife appointment is next Wednesday, when they are going to redo all my blood tests, but I'm not expecting any problems. If only I could shift this heartburn, I'd be very happy. It's getting progressively worse (and I'm not expecting things to get any better in the third trimester) so Gaviscon (hateful stuff) and milk are my friends at the moment...
I'm so sorry not to be able to do personals, but I haven't been able to keep up to date with all your news as normal. I will try and do better once tomorrow is over with, I promise! In the meantime, I'm thinking of you all so much, and trying to follow your posts as often as I can.
Hazel
Me 35, DH 41
TTC 4+ years
4 IUI's, BFN
#1 IVF, 04/2009, BFN
#2 FET, 07/2009, no transfer, frosties failed to thaw
#3 IVF, 12/2009, +ve HPT New Years Day!
GEORGE THOMAS ALEXANDER born 18th September 2010, 9lbs 4.5oz. Our beautiful boy.